Putting the final touches to the painting Anthony said one side of the paiting shows the view of Snowdon from where the Miners Track veers towards the causeway across Llyn Llydaw while the other side shows a stormy Snowdon summit.

“It’s exploring the highest and lowest points of Snowdonia.

“This particular piece is going to be flowating on Llyn Llydaw just below the summit of Snowdon and the idea is that, depending on which way the wind is blows one view is from the Miner's Path and the other view takes in the summit itself.

Artist Anthony Garratt's artwork in the shadow of Snowdon

“It also tries to explore the idea that this used to be a working copper mine so a lot of the elements in the painting are real copper which will weather over the summer. I’m using a lot of iron as well which will oxidise or rust in the summer.

“The interesting thing about seeing a painting in the outdoors is that you get the idea the weather changes continually. You might get a beautiful day like today or a violent scene of the summit like it was a couple of days ago. It was black and oppressive and just reminds people of the change in the weather,” he said.

Anthony said bad weather forced him to lose most of Monday but fine weather on Tuesday and yesterday meant he was able to make up lost time.